Tire-holder.



H. BUERMANN.

TIRE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 6. 1912 1 A354, l 'ji Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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HENRY BUERMANN, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TIRE-HOLDER.

Lesern.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

Application led May 6, 1912. Serial No. 695,356,

'a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to igures of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

This invention relates to a tire holder which is adapted to receive a tire and hold it in place. The device is used usually on vehicles, such as automobiles, and extra tires are carried in these holders, the holder being adapted to be locked if necessary, although a quick opening fastening can be used if desired.

The invention consists of a tire holder which is formed from two strips of metal, one forming recesses to receive the tire, and the other forming a c`over which spans the holder from one side to the other, the free end of the cover and the end of the side wall that engages it being formed into an interlocking pair of lips which are bent down from the strips and are adapted to lie side by side when the cover is shut, these lips being formed so that they will receive' a fastening means such as a pad-lock, or any other securing means.

The invention also resides in a tire holder, the'cover of whichis detachable from its hinged end, after its free end has been released, so that the cover can be swung to one side.

Theinvention is illustrated in the accom panying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side View of the tire holder, and Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. ig. 3 is a perspective view of the free end t the cover, and Fig. 4; is a perspective view of a flange at the top of the side wall that is engaged by the end of the cover shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 5 is a top view of the hinged end of the tire holder showing a modiied form of hinge connection, and Fig. G is a side View of part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 5.

The tire holder comprises a body'portion made of a strip of metal 10 formed into tirereceiving recesses 11, two being shown 1n the drawing, but more or less can be used,

the strip being bent up at 12 to form a partition between the recesses, the recesses lerminating in the upwardly extending side walls 13 which project at least as high as the partition 12, but can be carriedl beyond as shown in the drawing, o-ne side wall being bent into an eye 14 which receives a linger 15 formed on 'the cover 16 whereb a hinged connection for the cover is provi ed. the free end of the cover 17 co-acting in a. manner to be hereinafter described with the free end of the second side wall to provide for fastening t-he cover shut. The second side wall has a flange 18 extending there- Afrom and on which the end 17 of the cover rests. The flange '18 is provided with a downwardly extending llip 19 struck up from' the flange, thereby forming an o ver1- ing 20, this opening being to one center of the flange.

4'On the end 17 of the cover is formed a side ro the downwardly extending Ilip 21this lip passf on the flange, the solid portion of one of the faces, that is, either of the flange or other body, which would not be the case if they were both struck up from thesame side of the center. This makes a good finish, and when the lid is down on the flange there are no perforations apparent on a casual leX- amination of the device, and the downwardly' projecting lips are hidden vfrom view when the tire holder is used at the bottom of tires. The two lips are provided with co-acting means to permit the use of a fastening means, usually in the shape of perforations' 23 and 24 in the lips 21 and 19, respectively, these perforations being alined when the cover is shut to receive a fastening means such as a pad-lock 25 illustrated in Fig. 1 in'dotted outline. Y'

I may make the hinge connection of a detachable type as shown in Figs. 5 and. 6, the first end wall 13 being formed on its end Vthe cover, covers the opening formed in the with a shelf 26 having-a slot 27 therein, the

site sides as at 29 whereby a V-liead 30 isv formed, the 'lV-head being bent down ont of the plane of the cover, preferably at an obtuse angle thereto.

When the cover is to be withdrawn or to be installed, it is inserted as shown in dotted in the central portion 28 of the slot. When the cover is swung u'pward the T'head engages the bottom side of the shelt asshown in dotted outline in Fig. 6, thereby acting as a stop for the swing ot' the cover, the obtuse relation of the head and the cover permitting tled cover to swing beyond the vertical so that it leans backward far enough to hold itself open. This joint permits the entire removal of thecover at its hinged joint, and provides for the ready and easy installation of n'ew covers when necessary without the installation of' an entire new holder.

' Havir g thus described my invention, what I claiinu1s:-

l. A tire holder' comprising a strip of metal formed into tire-receiving recesses with upwardly extending side walls, one ot' the side walls having a horizontal iange, a cover hinged to the second sidewall, said cover extending so as to rest on the flange, and downwardly projecting lips struck up from the 'Hangs and the cover, the lips being y bentfrom opposite sides of the center so cover passing through the opening in the flange and lying alongside the lip of the iiange, the lips being formed to receive a fastening means to lock them together.

2. A tire holder comprising a vstrip ot metal formed into tire-receiving recesses "with upwardly extending side walls, a shelf formed on the top of one of said walls, the shell3 having a slot with an enlarged center, a cover having oppositely disposed recesses to form a 'E7-head, the T-head being bent down with its neck in the enlarged center of the slot, Athe slot extending in a line substantially parallel with the swing ot' the cover, said "lhead being adapted to pass through the slot, when alined therewith and also acting to limit the swing of' the cover, and means :tor fastening the tree end of the cover and the second side wall.

3. A tire holder comprising a stripof metal formed into tire-receiving' recesses with upwardly extending side walls, a shellformed on the top of one ot' the walls, the shelf having a slot with an enlarged center, the slot extending longitudinally oi the strip, that is, toward the other side wall, a

cover having cppositely disposed recesses toform a l`head, the lli-head being bent down and having its neck of approximately the same width as the enlarged center of the slot in the shelf, the T-head being formed transversely ot the cover, the head portion of April, 1912. HENRY BUERMANN.

litnesses llVM.- El.. CAMFIELD, M. A, Jonsson. 

